San Diego Area Beach Homes Blog

Speechless Sunday: San Diego Bay Sailing

San Diego Bay was made for sailing.  Beautiful scenery, there is usally a breeze strong enough for a fun sail.  And, of course, if you want more challenging just go rip it up on the Pacific Ocean.

Here is a photo we took last year when the RC-44 Yacht Races were in town.

Speechless Sunday: San Diego Bay Sailing

Terrific article by noted author Ilyce Glink.  When a parent has the resources, one of the best investments they can make is to buy a home that their college student child can live in.  Many of our clients have purchased homes their kids lived in while in college and either sold the home after the graduate moved on or, more often, kept the home and continued as a landlord.  San Diego is such a premier area appreciation is typically much higher than other locations.

San Diego, known as an education hub, has many great colleges.  If your child attends (or will be) any of these schools call, us at (800) 928-1672 to assist with your real estate needs; University of California San Diego UCSD, San Diego State University SDSU, University of San Diego USD, Point Loma Nazarene, San Diego City College, San Diego Mesa College, Thomas Jefferson School of Law, Western Sierra Law School or California Western School of Law.  We will be happy to help you explore the possibility of purchasing a home in America's Finest City!

Speechless Sunday: Point Loma San Diego Sunrise

I have posted a few sunset photos but here is a sunrise picture we took a couple of weeks ago.  No re-touch, these are the actual colors Mother Nature gifted us with!

Picture was taken in Point Loma, looking east over San Diego Bay toward Downtown San Diego and the mountains behind.

This article was written by Jay Markanich, a Virginia Real Estate Inspector.  Here in San Diego we have a lot of homes with retaining walls.  Many of our houses are built on bluffs next to the beach, or on hillsides with gorgeous scenery but really do need a sturdy, heavy duty, safe retaining wall.

If your San Diego area home has a retaining wall or, you are thinking of buying one with a retaining wall, please take a moment to read this.

If you have questions about San Diego real estate, remember, we are here to help!  Just give us a call at (800) 928-1672.

Look At The Houses That Sold In La Jolla CA November 2011

How is the real estate market?  What is selling?  Interesting questions we hear daily.  

Whether they are thinking of buying, selling or investing in La Jolla real estate (or none of these choices) everyone seems interested in how the market is doing.  For the November 2011 single family house sales in La Jolla, CA 92037 we saw a few less houses sold than in October.  But, our average sales price went up and a $12,000,000 La Jolla house was sold!  Click here for the link for October 2011 La Jolla Houses Sold.

From January 1, 2011 to November 30, 2011 there have been six houses sold in La Jolla, California for Five Million Dollars or more.  These La Jolla Luxury House prices (1/1/2011 to 11/30/2011) were; $5,312,500, $5,400,000, $7,000,000, $10,800,000, $11,550,000 and the $12,000,000 house that sold in November 2011.

Here are the market stats for La Jolla, California 92037 single family houses that sold (closed escrow) in November 2011......

Average La Jolla House Sale November 2011 - 4 Bedrooms, 4 Baths, 3,197 Square Feet, Ask Price $2,585,244, Sold Price $2,278,684, Sold Price Per Square Feet $650, Days on the Market 125

Minimum La Jolla House Sale November 2011 - 2 Bedrooms, 1 Bath, 1,008 Square Feet, Ask Price $649,000, Sold Price $625,000, Sold Price Per Square Feet $320, Days on the Market 3

Maximum La Jolla House Sale November 2011 - 7 Bedrooms, 14 Baths, 12,203 Square Feet, Ask Price $15,000,000, Sold Price $12,000,000, Sold Price Per Square Feet $1,223, Days on the Market 602

The above information is from Sandicor and is deemed Reliable but not Guaranteed.  These home listings were sold by several different brokerages and information is not to imply all homes were sold by Keller Williams La Jolla.

Information is only about La Jolla single family houses sold (closed escrow) and not about La Jolla condos and townhomes.  For that information just call (800) 928-1678 ext 700 or e-mail LaJolla@DreamHomesInSanDiego.com.  

The inventory, homes currently listed on the MLS as being for sale in La Jolla, has dropped.  It is probably a good idea for someone who wants to sell, to list their home now, rather than waiting till Spring when inventories tend to really expand.  

For an in depth evaluation of what your La Jolla home will sell for in the current market visit What Is My La Jolla Home Worth.com or call (800) 928-1672 Ext 600

San Diego, CA: Holiday Bowl Tonight, Tix Still Available!

Tonight (12/28) at 5PM PST will be the kickoff for the Holiday Bowl being played at Qualcomm Stadium in Mission Valley San Diego.  Qualcomm, or The Q as we call it, will be temporarily re-named Snapdragon Stadium for this game and for the Poinsettia Bowl that was played last week.  The name change is a way for Qualcomm to draw attention to it's Snapdragon mobile processors.  Snapdragon processors are probably in all your favorite tech savvy phones, tablets and other gadgets.

Last I heard, there are approximately 8,000 tickets still available.  The stadium holds 66,000 people so I think taking the trolley would be your best bet.  San Diego Mass Transit is an award winning transit system.  We have the trolley which gets you all over town and even as far away as the Mexican border and east to Santee.  We also have buses that seem to always be on time, we have the Coaster, a train that takes you up into North County, and we even have Amtrak whcih now offers WiFi.

Okay, back to the game.  It will be Cal (University of California Berkeley) vs Texas (University of Texas).  They both have the same record this year, 7 wins, 5 losses.  Cal is in the Pac 12 and Texas is in the Big 12.  On paper, it should be an even game.  Personally, I am rooting for the Cal Golden Bears.  I didn't go to school there, my alma mata doesn't even have a football team anymore, but years (many) ago I did date a Cal football player and went to a lot of games and parties in Berkeley.  Both Austin and Berkeley are beautiful cities with a lot going for them.  Both universities are highly accredited and both have rabid fans.  The fans have really been enjoying San Diego this week.  Our weather has been picture perfect and I have run across fans from both schools downtown San Diego, Coronado and La Jolla.  I'm sure many are soaking up the sun and ambiance at Pacific/Mission Beach too.  

Earlier today, they had the Big Bay Balloon Parade which is always in conjunction with the Holiday Bowl.  This parade is the largest balloon parade in the country, apparently more balloons than Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade!  The parade route is right on Harbor Road, with the gorgeous San Diego Bay as the backdrop.  Here's a photo of Betty Boop, a huge fan fave!

To get tickets to the game just log on to the Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl ticket center.  Whether you watch it live, or on TV, enjoy the game.  If you watch on TV, I'm sure they will show a lot of the local scenery.  There have been blimps flying around town the last several days and they are filming the filler shots.  If you fall in love and want a San Diego relocation package just click here.

San Diego, CA: Holiday Bowl Tonight, Tix Still Available!